Barca Contract Renewals: Ilaix Wants MORE money? Will Griezmann Take a Pay Cut? No Atletico Swap?

The BarcaBreakdown discuss the contract negotiations with Ilaix Moriba and Antoinne Griezmann. Ilaix, who is already on high wages due to Bartomeu, is asking for TRIPLE his current wages. As his contract ends next summer, Laporta and the Board need to re-sign him now or else he can leave free next summer. With Messi unable to sign for La Liga due to Barca wages being too high, we need players like Ilaix to work with the club to ensure we can fight for the Champions League next season.

We also appreciate the club coming out to support Ilaix against the racist abuse he showed on TikTok. Though contract negotiations are heated, it is good the club took a firm stand against racism.

We also discuss Griezmann, who is Barca's second highest wage earner. Though initially rumors were high that we would swap Griezmann for Saul at Atletico, those rumors have died down since Simeone's Atletico did not want to pay the wages of Griezmann entirely. It now seems that Griezmann is willing to take a reduced contract/pay cut, which the BarcaBreakdown hope means we can keep both Messi AND Griezmann next season.

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